COFFEE SMALL FARMERS CHALLENGE IN SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Abstract

Coffee contribution is substantial to Indonesia’s income but environmental matters give their own challenges for both the government and small coffee farmer (crofter). Agriculture sustainability considers three things, economic, social and environmental. Changing of farming pattern from habit of using artificial fertilizer change to organic system fully can result in production drop and increase farmer’s cost production. Apart from that, another constraint is less organic fertilizer availability, and if still wants to force to make organic fertilizer – lack of cattle manure has to be counted. Government recommendation so the small coffee farmer to change over to organic agriculture at this time is so hard to realize. The crofter is ready to change over but the government has to guarantee many things, such as the market, cost production, selling price, and production amount.

Keywords

• sustainable agriculture
• organic fertilizer
• coffee